Wednesday, December 31, 2008

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER CHRISTMAS

Luke 2:39-52

12/28/08

What is more important, the event, or what happens after the event?

Monday, December 22, 2008

WHY WE CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS

12/21/2008

Galatians 4:1-7


It seems to be a question more appropriate for Dickens’ character Scrooge, “Why do we celebrate Christmas?”

Monday, December 15, 2008

WAITING ON CHRISTMAS

12/14/2008

Luke 1-2

The Advent season reminds us that waiting is an integral part of the life of faith—waiting for the One who will come and, now, the One who will come again.

Monday, December 8, 2008

KNOWING WHICH TO CHOOSE

12/7/2008

Philippians 1:12-25

For a choice-driven society perhaps there is no greater frustration than those occasions when the circumstances of life seemingly offer no options. Paul's reminder is that you can always choose.

Monday, November 24, 2008

NINE30 11/23/2008


WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE

11/23/2008

Ecclesiastes 12

In the midst of encountering and living through the complexities of life there are some things well worth remembering.

Monday, November 17, 2008

BAIL-OUTS, STIMULUS PACKAGES, AND GOD’S ECONOMY

Ecclesiastes 11

In our day of bail-outs and stimulus packages, we should not be surprised that the Scriptures provide a clear word for God’s people and the attitudes we should hold in regard to His economy.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

A Fly In The Oinement

Date: 11/02/2008

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 10

Foolishness is a fly in the ointment of one’s life and can forever taint one’s life in a number of ways.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Brothers in Arms

date: 10/26/2008

Scripture: Josuha 1:1-8

Monday, October 20, 2008

Going In WIth What You Know

Date: 10/12/2008

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 8

In a world where all the trusted institutions and systems seem to be floundering, what do we cling to? As a people of faith, though we may not have full understanding, we go with what we know?

Barking Up The Wrong Tree

Date: 10/19/2008

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9

Until the ability to think biblically and theologically instead of culturally and humanistically is developed one is destined miss out on the fuller purposes of life.

Monday, October 6, 2008

Who Knows?

Date: 10/05/2008

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7

Solomon concludes Ecclesiastes 6 with the question, “Who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime?” In chapter seven he offers his suggestions.

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Haunting Questions

Ecclesiates 6

The greatest fear associated with the death isn’t the thought of being no more but the thought of one’s life having been insignificant—dying and not having left a mark.

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Sunday, September 21, 2008

Intentional Christianity

Ecclesiastes 5

Worthwhile endeavors don’t just happen. They are accomplished through the intentional efforts of those who would see them accomplished. In that same way, the life of faith is not realized in the life of the believer apart from the intentional desire to see it accomplished.

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Sunday, September 14, 2008

Something Better Than This

Ecclesiastes 4

When we observe and live life , we intuitively know that ours is a broken world. It leaves us searching and wanting more than this.

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Sunday, September 7, 2008

As The World Turns

Ecclesastes 3

Though our finite minds cannot comprehend it there is an order to life. That God sets the seasons of life affirms his abiding presence.

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Sunday, August 31, 2008

Life in the Laboratory

Ecclesiastes 2

Life can easily become a laboratory—experimenting with pleasure, possessions, wisdom, and even foolishness—in the search for what brings satisfaction and meaning to life.

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Sunday, August 24, 2008

A Quest for Meaning

Ecclesiastes 1

Life under the sun is meaningless and without purpose. From a horizontal perspective all is vanity. Hope and optimism, however, can be found when one reaches heavenward; to the other side of the sun.

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Sunday, February 17, 2008

Turning Vices Into Virtues

Date: February 17, 2008

Scripture: Ephesians 4:25-32

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Dressed For The Occasion

Date: February 10, 2008

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-24

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